Google Site Speed Study Says the Web is Getting Faster

Over the past several years, Google has been all about speed. Three years ago, in April 2010, they indicated the speed of your website is a ranking factor . In 2011, they launched the Page Speed reports and tools to help site owners speed up how fast their pages load. Last year, Google published the findings of a study of the speed on the web . The study focused on three aspects of speed: Page load time. Execution speed of events. The time it takes for browsers to render a downloaded page and its elements. Data was represented in aggregate, but also by country, desktop vs. mobile and other factors. This year, Google has updated that study and has determined the web is getting faster. Now granted, technology has gotten better. Servers have become more powerful and therefore faster. The continued deployment of additional 4G/LTE towers to various markets also contributes to t...